Igor Gramotkin, Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Director, Dismissed
Nestor Shufrych, Ukrainian Minister of Emergency Measures, has dismissed Igor Gramotkin as General Director of the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station. Temporarily replacing Gramotkin is technical director/chief engineer Andrey Bilyk.
The basic reason for the dismissal is breach of contract. Apparently, some journalists were able to get somewhat close to the Sarcophagus at Reactor 4 with a model of a bomb. Even though it was not real, the journalists were able to get it past several Exclusion Zone checkpoints and guards at the Chernobyl Plant.
It looks like a scandal is brewing, as President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Gramotkin's dismissal.
Obviously details are still sketchy, but this is all the information I have right now. I'll provide updates to this situation as soon as news becomes available.
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